Storm cells moving toward Kentucky Speedway dissipated Saturday night, and it appears the Quaker State 400 should get in without interruption.

Throughout the early evening, cells were popping up and dissipating southwest of the Sprint Cup Series track, located in the northwest part of the state about 45 miles southwest of Cincinnati and 60 miles northeast of Louisville.

NASCAR moved up the start time by eight minutes to 7:37 p.m. ET to try to get the race started before any rain arrived and by 8:20 p.m., the radar appeared clear.

The National Weather Service predicted a 34-44 percent chance of rain throughout the evening. The leader must complete half the race — 134 of the 267 laps — for it to be official, and it appeared there would be no problem, relieving track officials who saw their 2013 race postponed to Sunday.

NASCAR has its Air Titan system at the track to help dry it quickly. It is likely that it would take at least 45 minutes to dry a soaked track, the flattest of all the 1.5-mile tracks on the Sprint Cup circuit.